NWA to be inducted into 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as The Smiths are overlooked

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Rappers MC Ren, DJ Yella, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre of the rap group NWA pose for a portrait in 1991 in New York, New York. DJ Yella is giving the middle-finger. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller will also receive the honour

The inductees for the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have been announced, with NWA and Deep Purple among the confirmed acts to receive the honour, while The Smiths and Nine Inch Nails have been overlooked.

A longlist of acts considered for next year’s induction ceremony was unveiled in October, with The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, Janet Jackson and Chic all among those missing out.

The official inductees for the 2016 event are Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, NWA and Steve Miller.

“We got some of the most creative, talented people in NWA that’s ever been compiled in one group. It’s just exciting that the group as a whole gets recognized by the whole industry as Hall of Fame-worthy.”